It’s Been a Year….

Today, exactly one year ago, I began the blogging adventure. I wasn’t sure what I find when I embarked upon this journey but I have to say that I am glad I was along for the ride. I have gotten to know some really awesome people and even had a chance to go to a [...]

Weekend Update

Well, actually this will probably be more of a week update rather than a weekend but lets see how much information I can cram in this post! On the job side, things were pretty crazy at work this week. We had to submit a corrective action plan to Provider Relations (people who monitor our kids [...]

Heavy Hearted

Tonight I am heavy hearted. I love the work I do but there are days that it realy emotions just couldn’t make sense of it. Today was a day that I questioned why evil is allowed to run rampant in this world. Today was a day that I wondered why children had to suffer for [...]

Deep Thoughts

This week has been a really crazy week for me. I have probably traveled over 1000 miles this week with kids for work. On Monday we went to Atlanta and that trip turned into the trip from Hades. Everything that could go wrong did and at some point it became downright hysterical. The driver’s side [...]

Before and After….

I try to start my week neat and organized but unfortunately it does not stay that way. I end up with lots of piles. That is my organizational system of choice. This week was full of paperwork and so that is why my desk looks like this. I did clean it up at the end [...]

Adventures in Residential Treatment

I have been working in residential treatment for about 8 1/2 years. To say there is never a dull moment is an understatement. I have been on hiking trips from Hades, I have fallen over fences chasing kids in an animal pen. I have had restrained a child in an open field in the middle [...]